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Little-Used Boat Ramps, An Abandoned Marketplace, Rusting Ice Machines
In American Samoa, some locals say the Wespac fisheries fund projects have been a waste of money. They have more hope for a marina expansion currently in the works.
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Conflicts, Lax Oversight Shroud This Secretive Fisheries Fund
A federal fisheries oversight council has stymied inquiries by congressmen, journalists and others over the past few years.
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Podcast: Our Journey To The Last Wild Place
The story behind Civil Beat’s award-winning multimedia project, and how the trip is informing our current reporting on climate change.
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Big Island: Beach Created By Volcanic Eruption Was Born Polluted
You might think a brand new black sand beach would be pristine. But microplastics have already been detected at Pohoiki in Lower Puna.
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VIDEO: Oahu’s Disappearing Beaches
Touring the south shore in the Civil Beat van, climate experts Chip Fletcher and Sam Lemmo talk with us about sea level rise and beach erosion.
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Pod Squad: Save Our Sharks
We discuss legislation that would prohibit the intentional killing of sharks and manta rays in Hawaii waters.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Losing A Beachfront Home Isn’t Just A Rich Person’s Problem
As the sea level rise exacerbates coastal erosion, many longtime middle-class residents are struggling to protect their properties.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat
Study: Moving Ourselves Away From The Shoreline Is Hard But Doable
A new report sheds light on some of the critical factors for the state to consider when implementing a managed retreat strategy.
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Scientists Surprised To Find Endangered Seabirds On Oahu
The critically endangered Newell’s shearwater and Hawaiian petrel were thought to be living almost exclusively on Kauai.
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Fight Against Climate Change Is ‘An All-Out, All-In War’
Keynote speaker at Hawaii Climate Conference cites importance of equitability in how we respond to the effects of a warming planet.